THE HONGKONG TE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1916.
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"KOWLOON'S NEW WHARF
THE POLICE RESERVE.
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IT IS IN GENERAL MURE PROFIT-- ABLE TO RECKON UP OUR DEFECTS MENTS—Cartyls, THAM TO BOAST OF OUR ATTAIK-Speeches at Yesterday's Opentag
The Malls.
to-morrow.
Ceremony,
In our imae of last evening,
Whist Drive at Headquarters' Chab.
Messrs Mostaru: and,
Report.
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Monara, Samuel, Montagu anil
A most enjoyable whist drive Siberian Mail (London, Oel, 29), we gave detailed particulars of took place at the Polios Reserve
-Dae per ua. Tingshow the Hongkong and Kowloon Handquarters' Club last evening, Co., in the report dated October
Wharf and Godown Company's; a large number of members and 12, slats 2- American Kail-Core per s.n, new wharf, the opening of which | friends, assembling. - Eurty-two Kores Maru at 11 a.m. to- was celebrated by a reception on tables were occupied, the dution board the O.P.0.8. liner Emprees of M. O's being discharged by of Amin-the Brat boat to be Sta "Inspectors Lannigan and Bank of London against notes berthed alongside. The cocasion Clark.
has increased by #1,028,845,
The Takyo correspondent of
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The Dollar.
approaching we feel sure that residents will see to it that our Tommies are provided with a goodly supply af sitable reading] matter. The appal is made on beha'f of men aflat and ashore,he opening rate of the dollar but we should like the troops in on demand to-day was 2a. 5.11/18d. the "onllying sistions to be especially remembered. Certsin
To-morrow's Anniversary. sections of the garison are able To-morrow is the 80th birthday to come into town and visit the of Sir F. O. Barnaad, former *! | recreation quite frequently, but
Oplums. there are othara-uch as the man A woman who had 15 taels of stationed at Devil's Pesk, Mount opium concealed on her person Davis and Stossoutters--who was foed $1,500 by Mr. F. A aaldom get an opportunity of enjoy Hazeland, at the Poline Geart this ing these privileges. It is for these morning. that we specially plead, and we sincerely hope that they will be remembered in the distribution which of the gifts. This is sosroely Correspondents are requested to observe the rule requires them to forward their names and addresses with rezident in the Colony, at least communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for among the European ormmunity, publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1916.
Things in Canton.
reasons
Gold.
The holding of gold by the
was marked, during the afternoon At the conclusion of play it by ons or two speeches, the text was found that three ladies had the Times of India wrote under of which we gire below.” made equally high scores, these date of July 25, as follows
Amongst those present were being Mrs. Bears, Mre, Gerrard "No phase of war influence on
Ponsonby
Bir and Mr. Atkinson. Da cutting Japon is more remarkaba tham: Face, Mr. Paul Chater C.M.G., Mr. C. for the prisse, Mrs. Bears obtained the abnormal increase of Specie Anton, Hon. Mr. H. B Pollock, the first, Mrs. Atkinson the second reserve she has exparianoad. In Jaly 1914, when the war began, |K.O., Hor. Mr. E 8bellim, Bon. and Mrs. Gerrard the third. ·
the amount of gold held by Japan Mr. W. Chatham, Mr. A. O. Lug,
The goats' first prize was won Mr. 8. B. Dodwell, Mr. A. 8. D. by Mr. Walle, with the high score wo more than 353,800,000 Cousland, Mr. T. F. Hough, Col. of 156, Mr. Dawson and Mr. Back Toa, while to-day, it stands at a Chapman, Major HoDonald, Mr. each having 151 tricks to sheir little over 600,000,000:- Yan, although the last interest pay. J. H. Wallace, Mr. P. B Wolf, credit, & out of wirds here re- Mr. R. Sutherland, Mr. Psalted in Mr. Dawson taking menta on the national debt have Entries for the Place Botelho, M. RM. Dyer, Mr. second and Mr. Back third prize. reduced it somewhat below that Billiards Handicap, which is to Grifin, Mr. G. G Wood, Me, G. T. and, on another out being resorted since the war has soquired Mangregor, Mr. Hosie, Mr. A. EMr. Coles secured fourth prise,
figure. As the matter stande, take place shortly, cloes 10 Edkins, Y. Nattall, and many to, Mr. Hanstead had fifth piss000,000 Yeo: sud if the main of 546,000,000 Tea and pud. 306,- Morrow, the draw for the same others. taking place on Friday evening
nine o'clock.
Buillards.
First Come, First Served.
Wounded.
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Mr. G. E Auton, Chairman of
Bliver,
The market undertoss remain
and Mr. Sears sixth. ·
Doring the evening, music was munitions continues as briskly as | litersiare of some kind, and it is
Directors, said :—Ladies and provided by Profesor Gosales at present, she expects to receive at least 200,000,009 - Yen moTS jast mere thoughtlessness or
Three Indians, one of whom /8 ntlemen.-We are" met here at the piano. E÷freshmsais ware before the end of the year. Pro- indifference which Causea was the Police Court Indian in--day to celebrate the opening of served. A short dance followed,
bably after all payments of interests books and magazine to be thrown terpreter, were charged before new wharf. A viewed from and altogether a plesant time
made Japan will till hold one side when read. If every- Mr. F. A. Hassland, at this Police above, the structure is not parti- was spent.
gold body would bear our Tommies in Court this morning, with of you who examined the wharf calurlarly interesting, but those
to the extent of 500,000,000 at the mind when they have finished offence against the water bye-lawa-while it was being built would no
end of the your. But there are The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportions. Subscription with their light literature, there Sergeant Lannigan said there was . abt be impressed by the nature and with the Ferry Wharf those who szpect additional war for say period less than one month will be charged as for a would be no need for the issuing no water ranning to waste, bat of the work. A wharf by itself as within one minute's walk, they orders to bring the total up to The daily issue is delivered free when the addressed is scoenzïble to tra bobalf. Gifs of this kindbett, and other people had to have them in the Far East is can be conveyed to Hongkong | tear end. If Russia fois further
of periodical appels on the let defendants filled a big water
about 700,000,000 Yen at the
their residences without any extra charge. Oi copiss rent b5 \ men who are posted to the lonely { they could draw any. His Wor./nor oad ours be classed an a{at very little cost. messenger. Pesk subscribers can have their copies delivered at
are always appreciated by the wait until it was filled before not usually a very inspiring sight, expeditiously with sase, and
The system loans in Japan the specis may be thing of beauty, although is ander which passengers and their further decreased. Acording to ont-stations, Lat the public seo ship inflicted a fine of $5. to it that a steady mpply is forth-
may be a joy for ever, bet to-day friends have st timer to climb efficial reports some 370,000,000 coming.
From the list of wounded in the our ceremony is greatly helped over several launches in order to Ten of this gold is owned by the roll of honoar published in the by the fact that we have along reach the gangway of steamers is Imperial Government, and about Daily Chronic's of September 27, side a representative Britisk ship, inconvénient and can be done 400,000,000 Yen belongs to the Hongkong people have now be we take the name of Lient. O. & the Canadian Pacific Ocean Ser- away with and greater facilities Bank of Japan. There is about I can now 280,000,000 Yen in England, and come quite accuumed to the re- Benbow-Bowe, King's OneShrop-vice having kindly arranged to given to baggage. signation of Lak Wing-ting, the shire, Light Infantry (mys the end their magnificent steamer only express the hope that not only over 120,000,000 Yen in the alleged Military Governor of N. C. Dany New). Lt. Benbow-the Empress of Asia. Not only will the Canadian Pacific Ocean United States, though last week Kwangiang Province, for it is Bowe is a brother of Mr. E. 8. that, the have also courteously Services send all their steamers gold shipment of over 1,000,- announced almost daily by the Benbow Howe, Assistant Boore-extended the privilege to all here regularly to our warren bat that 000 Yen arrived from Americs, vernacular paper. When they tary of the Municipal Council, to inspect the Empress of Asin, the Menageries Maritime Cis. with an outflow of only 10,000 tire of that sport they nook varisly and prior to the war was in Kors, and those who take advantage of and other passenger boats will Yen."
this opportunity will use for follow suit. I now declare the " in letting their raiders know that Shewan. Tomes and Co., Kobe themesires the comfort, not to wharf open, and at the same time the Central Government has de-He left Shanghai on the P. & 0. clined to accept the mid re-. Nagoya, Dro-mber 28, 1914, ay luxury, provided for pass with prosperity to the Canadian orossing the Froilo Pacific Ocean Servioss, Ltd., who migration. For
of and for the past eighteen monthsengers State Mr. Lot was appoint has been with the army in France on. It may be of interest to have been running regular good, although prices have bees of to Kwangiang, in spite al Flanders.-Lt. Benbow Rowe me of you if I mention that service of steamers to Hongkong erratic. The movements, here with the advent of bigger steam for 28 years and whose line is so been somewhat remarkable con- of his obelinste dinging to his is well-known in Hongkong, being to Hongkong it was realised justly popular, and whose policy sidering the even tenor of the old post; and it was believed that, a brother of Mrs. W.G. Woroster to be incumbent on us to meet as is well known is so progres China exchanges, and the absenos when the mach dreaded Lang
Jumped Overboard.
[of pressure to sell 'from that Chai-kwong was nfsly out of the
A Chinese was charged on our constituents' requirements sive. (applause).
Mr. J. H. Wallace replied_sa quarter. The reason is to be ay. Lak Wing-ting would con- the Police Court this morning, Service had built the cellencies, ladies and gentlemen, seems to heant the Indian Bazaare
remand before Mr. Hassland, at by providing more efficient wher-
tags. The Canadian Pacific follows:-Mr. Anton, your Ex-found in the aneseinem which d'ascend to obey the Government If we judged by the published police reports, Hongkong would and occupy, in fact as well with posing as a police constable, Empress of Air and Empress The opening of the new wharf whenever in advanos in price
the office to with demanding money," by appear to be as free from cruelty to children so any place in His in name, Majesty's dominions, for only very occasionally is any obarge under which he had been appointed. monsoon, and with asesuli. Sax of Rasis, the X. M. Cis ships of the Hongkong and Kowloon meets a temporary shock. India this head brought before our local magistraten. Yet, if we take a Lung has taken his leave, but gont Wille gave hica a very bad like the Paul Locat and the Wharf and Godowa Co., which operators are apt to reth into the stroll through Chinstown, facts tell us a different tale. From their still Lak persists in handing in character, and produced a tran- N. 7. K. the Glen, Ben, and are sesembled to celebests Market & Collers, apparently babybood up till their marriage and often long after that the bis resignation, which fact would cheon which had been found on other lines were sending larger to-day, marks not only an im oblivions of the fact that those
him, besides a “record. The steamer to this part, the general portant event in the history of the coinige demand is children of the poorer classes of Chinese are exposed to all manner seem to argue in favour of our court interpreter volunteered the tendency being an all round that progressive Company, but is sound an eror, buyers are not will- of hardships, to neglect, to overwork and to active brutality, and original contention: that he in
increase in the size of voerola, sino another step in the forward ing to climb to pick when ripe neither the Government not the majority of the religious authorities merely a pawn in the game and information that when the man Dar No. 3 Wharf which we had progress of Hongkong as a ship- fruit is falling of its own weight
must needs more woording to the being brought over from know. How many millions of pounds are spent by our pious background, and that these want fandant said he fell overboard, cope with requirements, and have to thank Mr. Anton for the flow and not spasmodically, the Perhaps they do not koow-and perhaps they do not wish to instructions of the players in the Taumati in the launch this morn-relied on to berth the big steamers ping park. On behalf of the Can- into the basket. So long as sup ing he jumped overboard. De was becoming inadequate to adian Pacific Ocean Services, I olies om forward in a steady friends at Home, in the course of a year; in fostering missions to the to see someone occupying the post Hit Worship inflicted fine of it was therefore decided to build kind expressions which he has Market isable to absorbconsider heathen it is impossible to asy; but have they any ides that, in this who is more essentially a nominee $25 on the first count, diskarged***** wharf," " capable of used in regard to the Company bly more than the production and good Christian Colony of Hongkong, slavery is almost as common of their own.
him on the second, and fised him socommodating any ship which on this vocation, and I can searest quite good” laval of pricom as in China itsell? Chins is full of missionaries: some earnest and
esme into the harbour, you the Canadian Pacific Ocean It will be aboved from the honest; soms neither the one nor the other. Now it seems to an Drifting On
Accordingly new wharf has Services: appreciate the honour figures below that the smount of that whatever China may want or not want, Hongkong bidly needs Does it navar odour to the
been built, the first pile being which has been done them in Silver Rapese bold in the Indian missionaries of the right sort: the sort that will look after the Central - Government
that
driven on the 20th December; being invited to send the Empress Trasanry has again commissood thousands of ill-used children who are suffering under our there is no need for a second
1915; and the last on the 21st of Asia sa the ́first vessel to go to dealine, w very eyes. The French and Italian nans have performed mirselus Governor for the Province, but
May this year, the wharf being alongside the new wharf. Al- The Imot thiron Indian Currency of work among such children, in resoning a large percentage that there is emphatically a need
completed on the 12th October, though this ship is I may safely Returns roeived by cable give from a life of horrors, but they can do little in proportion to for saexperienced General Officer Masers. Benjamin and Potts The total length is 668-foot, the say, the largest marchant details in Laos of Rageas as the popa'ation. For one child saved, there are deans that Commanding? President La is advise us that the Langkal output width being 45 feet, and one of romal at the present time regu follow bare at present no hope of soaps from their grim surroundings. credited with having had a is na follow --- Of course there are wise people at Hɔme, as well as in this reasonable amount of military balony, who tell mournfully that the Chinese
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must experience; thenmraly he should beundaly interfered with, that it is dangerous recognise the need for diy
for dividing to tamper with "ole custom", and that "the children really don's the country into military srov mind.much." And so, for polisy's sake, we are to sit meekly by each under a qualified general, Ai while mere nabies are put to laborious work in shops and factorier, present the publis mind is hope- are allowed to do men's work in janks and asmpans, are set to carry | Inmily confused as to where the buckets of water and other heavy burdens under which many a Military Governor's duties begin man would be disposed to stagger, and are made to toil long hours and shows of the Civil Governor after they should be in bed and saleep!
end, and the slim of Kwang. and
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN IN HONGKONG.
seem to worry themselves in the least about the matter.
not
$25 for the monuit.
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
Nov.
Bøyk, 23. Sayk, 34, Oct. 7.
the most important factors is thai-inzly using the port of Boogkong. there is a depth, of 80. fast at the berthing of her at the "wharf Hotes în cironlas mengan
7124 7153-7121- lowest spring tides, so that proved to be an essy and mistion as Any; stenzner::coming here can proposition, thanks to the admir Reserve insilver-acto
be berthed. Tas foundations ble arrangements and facilition | coin & ballion 2606 2555-2538 for a now three-storied steel which the Hangkong and Kow-Goldfacilid godown of 20,000 tons capacity loon Wharf was Godown Co, kave ballion 1120 1099 1087 are now being put in opposite the made and afforded for the use Gold in Ergised 1198 1192 11927
wheel, but the constructional work their patrons. I would ask all «THE may be delayed until such time pessent to join me in wishing of 8,200 the market for steel becomes continued prosperity to the 3,400
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No one who has looked seriously into this matter imagines for tung are becoming more a momen: that it is possible to apply the same laws throughout an mwe a laughing-stook to out those which obtain at Home; but it is possible—nar, it is our im- miders. It was hoped that, when perative duty to take a faw reasonsb's men u es forthe abolition of the various diatubing elements the worst of the crueltios perpetrated. At present Hongkong takes were removed is other parts, next to none. In theory any child who considera him elf ill treated | the Province might show some has a right to report the matter to the 8.0.A. ; but is this evez.like little sigo cf wanting ly to be put into practice to any appreciable extent? Nothing short settle down to a respectable of certain definite Ordinances, and a system of inspection by Eur-life. Lang has gone to Esiosa opeans, will materially affect this blot on the Colony's civilisation, and Shum has been conveyed At present, barring the interesting statement that a child may not per gunboat northwards*** be pawned, there in very little in the laws of Hongkong that relates } whether so a gušil or us a prin to the efficient protection of children. Will no Unofficial Member oner we should not like to say: introduce a Bill that would provide not only against the overwork- but will there we no farther ing of these little ones, but also against their being employed at all signs of a proper settlement's be- bafora 'a certain age? This would at least be a useful breaking of ing reached. What is to be the the jos and would prepare the way for a proper anti-slavery Bill,lend of it all? To our way of Our Empire is sending millions of men to fight against and to sub-thinking the gation in dae German cruelty and tyranny. Might it not be as well if we also intent an terped our attention to the oppression that is daily practired with
Impunity in this British Colony,
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ready next month, I think that In reply, Mr. Aston return
is all I have to say about the thanks for the kind exp Wharf Company..
Canadian Fecido Oman Services, endeavouring" to
thin function #: 'andones. One of
Empress boste to come i
25,500,000 $500,000
about
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